Re: [bolger] Plans arrived!
Hey good for you! Yes that is a fast turnaround for plans! I have looked at the 18' workskiff a couple of times.
As I recall it's a flat bottom boat and here on the Puget Sound you want a bit of Vee to the bottom so it doesn't pound to bad. For the kind of pooping around I will be doing I still think the Fiddler II would be a fun boat. Only draw back the flat bottom. Hmmm add a cutwater keel under her so she is more like a MT.
Yes I have been looking at the drawings of the Fiddler II again! I need a boat for this next summer!
The only drawback to the Fiddler II I can see is the lack of aft deck space. So I would have a place to put the dogs so they are not under foot when you are cooking.
Blessings to all
Krissie
dnjost <davidjost@...> wrote: My plans for the 18' workskiff from Payson arrived yesterday. Instant
Boats also refers to the speed of Payson's delivery process as I placed
my order on Sunday.
My first impressions are:
1. Easy, straightforward build.
2. fourteen sheets of 1/2" plywood. Wow. this will be one robust,
heavy boat.
3. The plans do not call for a slop well, but it is relatively easy to
configure one.
I am looking forward to building and fishing/clamming from the skiff.
Plenty of room for 3 anglers, and with such close proximity to
Narragansett Bay, Boston Harbor, and the cape. I can already
anticipate the bass, fluke, flounder, and bluefish filling our plates.
Yum.
David Jost
"giddy with anticipation"
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As I recall it's a flat bottom boat and here on the Puget Sound you want a bit of Vee to the bottom so it doesn't pound to bad. For the kind of pooping around I will be doing I still think the Fiddler II would be a fun boat. Only draw back the flat bottom. Hmmm add a cutwater keel under her so she is more like a MT.
Yes I have been looking at the drawings of the Fiddler II again! I need a boat for this next summer!
The only drawback to the Fiddler II I can see is the lack of aft deck space. So I would have a place to put the dogs so they are not under foot when you are cooking.
Blessings to all
Krissie
dnjost <davidjost@...> wrote: My plans for the 18' workskiff from Payson arrived yesterday. Instant
Boats also refers to the speed of Payson's delivery process as I placed
my order on Sunday.
My first impressions are:
1. Easy, straightforward build.
2. fourteen sheets of 1/2" plywood. Wow. this will be one robust,
heavy boat.
3. The plans do not call for a slop well, but it is relatively easy to
configure one.
I am looking forward to building and fishing/clamming from the skiff.
Plenty of room for 3 anglers, and with such close proximity to
Narragansett Bay, Boston Harbor, and the cape. I can already
anticipate the bass, fluke, flounder, and bluefish filling our plates.
Yum.
David Jost
"giddy with anticipation"
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Yup. They are still out there. Was sailing out of Bristol last
weekend and came across the Quahog fleet. these guys work 20' bull
rakes on the bottom, scooping up the tastiest of hard shell clams. A
little tobasco and we are in business.
The work skiff is quite similar in shape. I figured if these guys
were making a living (I use that term loosely) out of these, then there
was not reason not to build one for casual boating. The price is right
as I have a motor and trailer already. Plus, 6 gallons of unburned
50:1 mix that needs to be used up. Will get a couple sheets of ACX
tomorrow. As Diablo got 20 years from the stuff (and pointy skiff is
still alive/luan to boot) I figure that at the age of 50 I will enjoy
plenty of quahogs of my own from this skiff.
David Jost
weekend and came across the Quahog fleet. these guys work 20' bull
rakes on the bottom, scooping up the tastiest of hard shell clams. A
little tobasco and we are in business.
The work skiff is quite similar in shape. I figured if these guys
were making a living (I use that term loosely) out of these, then there
was not reason not to build one for casual boating. The price is right
as I have a motor and trailer already. Plus, 6 gallons of unburned
50:1 mix that needs to be used up. Will get a couple sheets of ACX
tomorrow. As Diablo got 20 years from the stuff (and pointy skiff is
still alive/luan to boot) I figure that at the age of 50 I will enjoy
plenty of quahogs of my own from this skiff.
David Jost
> Plenty of room for 3 anglers, and with such close proximity toThat design is very close to one of the Narragansett Bay types. Those
> Narragansett Bay, Boston Harbor, and the Cape.
had a little "phone booth" for protection in the cold.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "dnjost" <davidjost@...> wrote:
Me-too That heavy build, of layers of 1/2 inch ply, is the most boat
for the buck. I built 11 ft scow 1/2 in sides, 1 in bottom and except
for moving around on land it made it a better boat in every way. Tough
heavy stable. rows nice that 18 must be a big boat Tough and strong
Good luck great project!
> My plans for the 18' workskiff from Payson arrived yesterday. Instant
> Boats also refers to the speed of Payson's delivery process as I placed
> my order on Sunday.
>
> My first impressions are:
> 1. Easy, straightforward build.
> 2. fourteen sheets of 1/2" plywood. Wow. this will be one robust,
> heavy boat.
> 3. The plans do not call for a slop well, but it is relatively easy to
> configure one.
>
> I am looking forward to building and fishing/clamming from the skiff.
> Plenty of room for 3 anglers, and with such close proximity to
> Narragansett Bay, Boston Harbor, and the cape. I can already
> anticipate the bass, fluke, flounder, and bluefish filling our plates.
> Yum.
>
> David Jost
> "giddy with anticipation"
>
My plans for the 18' workskiff from Payson arrived yesterday. Instant
Boats also refers to the speed of Payson's delivery process as I placed
my order on Sunday.
My first impressions are:
1. Easy, straightforward build.
2. fourteen sheets of 1/2" plywood. Wow. this will be one robust,
heavy boat.
3. The plans do not call for a slop well, but it is relatively easy to
configure one.
I am looking forward to building and fishing/clamming from the skiff.
Plenty of room for 3 anglers, and with such close proximity to
Narragansett Bay, Boston Harbor, and the cape. I can already
anticipate the bass, fluke, flounder, and bluefish filling our plates.
Yum.
David Jost
"giddy with anticipation"
Boats also refers to the speed of Payson's delivery process as I placed
my order on Sunday.
My first impressions are:
1. Easy, straightforward build.
2. fourteen sheets of 1/2" plywood. Wow. this will be one robust,
heavy boat.
3. The plans do not call for a slop well, but it is relatively easy to
configure one.
I am looking forward to building and fishing/clamming from the skiff.
Plenty of room for 3 anglers, and with such close proximity to
Narragansett Bay, Boston Harbor, and the cape. I can already
anticipate the bass, fluke, flounder, and bluefish filling our plates.
Yum.
David Jost
"giddy with anticipation"